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"

Why

not

?

"

inquired

the

King

,

reaching

for

his

scepter

with

the

big

sapphire

.

"

Because

I

’

m

your

Chief

Steward

and

know

nothing

of

warfare

,

"

said

Kaliko

,

preparing

to

dodge

if

anything

were

thrown

at

him

.

"

I

manage

all

the

affairs

of

your

kingdom

better

than

you

could

yourself

,

and

you

’

ll

never

find

another

Steward

as

good

as

I

am

.

But

there

are

a

hundred

Nomes

better

fitted

to

command

your

army

,

and

your

Generals

get

thrown

away

so

often

that

I

have

no

desire

to

be

one

of

them

.

"

"

Ah

,

there

is

some

truth

in

your

remarks

,

Kaliko

,

"

remarked

the

King

,

deciding

not

to

throw

the

scepter

.

"

Summon

my

army

to

assemble

in

the

Great

Cavern

.

"

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Kaliko

bowed

and

retired

,

and

in

a

few

minutes

returned

to

say

that

the

army

was

assembled

.

So

the

King

went

out

upon

a

balcony

that

overlooked

the

Great

Cavern

,

where

fifty

thousand

Nomes

,

all

armed

with

swords

and

pikes

,

stood

marshaled

in

military

array

.

When

they

were

not

required

as

soldiers

all

these

Nomes

were

metal

workers

and

miners

,

and

they

had

hammered

so

much

at

the

forges

and

dug

so

hard

with

pick

and

shovel

that

they

had

acquired

great

muscular

strength

.

They

were

strangely

formed

creatures

,

rather

round

and

not

very

tall

.

Their

toes

were

curly

and

their

ears

broad

and

flat

.

In

time

of

war

every

Nome

left

his

forge

or

mine

and

became

part

of

the

great

army

of

King

Roquat

.

The

soldiers

wore

rock

-

colored

uniforms

and

were

excellently

drilled

.

The

King

looked

upon

this

tremendous

army

,

which

stood

silently

arrayed

before

him

,

and

a

cruel

smile

curled

the

corners

of

his

mouth

,

for

he

saw

that

his

legions

were

very

powerful

.

Then

he

addressed

them

from

the

balcony

,

saying

:

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"

I

have

thrown

away

General

Blug

,

because

he

did

not

please

me

.

So

I

want

another

General

to

command

this

army

.

Who

is

next

in

command

?

"

"

I

am

,

"

replied

Colonel

Crinkle

,

a

dapper

-

looking

Nome

,

as

he

stepped

forward

to

salute

his

monarch

.

The

King

looked

at

him

carefully

and

said

:

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